Endangered

2022

1 hr. 30 min.

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Endangered chronicles a year in the life of four journalists reporting inside Mexico, Brazil and the United States -- three democratic nations where the view of the press is rapidly deteriorating. As newsrooms shutter around them, misinformation proliferates, and world leaders brazenly suppress free speech, Patrícia, Carl, Sáshenka and Oliver risk their sanity and safety to make sense of a world out of balance.

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Linda B

Fascinating film about challenges and dangers of being a journalist in today's world. I never realized how many journalists are threatened and attacked. The freedom of the press which is critical to democracy is eroding. This film sheds some light on where and how this is happening.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Great film detailing the dangers faced by journalists in the USA and around the world. Harrowing firsthand footage. Very illuminating.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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brent m

Being a journalist isn't what it used to be. Members of this once-respected profession have been coming under increasing attack from authorities, politicians and the public, subjected to harassment, scathing insults and innuendo, unlawful detention, violent attacks, and even murder. It's something not limited to far-flung third world dictatorships any more, either; it's happening across America, a land in which freedom of the press is a Constitutional guarantee that's becoming increasingly eroded by forces who don't hear what reporters have to say if they disagree with their findings. The ripple effect that stems from this is that media organizations (especially newspapers) are closing their doors left and right, leaving the public with fewer and fewer watchdogs to cover what's unfolding in a society whose institutions are becoming less trustworthy and more dubious by the day (and making opinionated streaming sites and social media outlets the new sources of record). In their new documentary, directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady have compiled stories of journalists' experiences from around the globe, focusing primarily on the work of professionals from Mexico, Brazil and the US. While their experiences are compelling and frontline footage from their assignments is indeed gripping, some of the material could stand to be a little better organized, and the film's use of split screen imagery definitely should have been scaled back. However, when it comes to the picture's examination of the coverage of high-profile events like the 2020 US presidential election, the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, Black Lives Matter rallies surrounding the George Floyd murder, Mexican feminist protests focused on violence against women, and the bullying of journalist Patricia Campos Mello by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for unfavorable reporting on his campaign for office, the filmmakers present an unflinching look at what journalists are increasingly up against in simply doing their jobs. "Endangered" shines a bright light on what we all stand to lose if the Fourth Estate is allowed to be further compromised by those who try to silence it and make it a mere mouthpiece for their views and a propagandist echo chamber for their supporters. As a college trained journalist who worked in the field for years, it's sad to see what's become of the profession I so loved -- and disheartening to witness how little most of society cares about its decline. Let's hope we don't live to regret that.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Rachel Grady

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Patricia Campos Mello

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Carl Juste

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Sáshenka Gutiérrez

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Oliver Laughland

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Carol Midgley

Times (UK)

Thoughtful, depressing and, if you’re a journalist, utterly enraging documentary. Actually scrub that... [it] should be disturbing for everyone capable of critical thought...

Rated: 4/5

Jun 30, 2022

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Joe Clay

Times (UK)

Troubling documentary that looks at the huge risks journalists are forced to take to fight against misinformation and to defend a free and informed society.

Jun 29, 2022

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Peter Sobczynski

RogerEbert.com

An eye-opening and often enraging glimpse at four journalists attempting to do their jobs circa 2020 and the attacks they endure as a result.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 28, 2022

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Emma Clark-Dow

Stuff.co.nz

Endangered left me feeling chilled to the bone, but empowered by journalists risking their lives for the truth.

Oct 21, 2022

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Martha K. Baker

KDHX (St. Louis)

The documentary demands attention but is very hard to watch because journalists -- their notebooks in hand or their cameras draped like panniers -- are hassled and intimidated and threatened.

Jul 14, 2022

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Sabrina McFarland

Common Sense Media

Directed by Oscar nominees Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (Jesus Camp), this documentary vividly depicts the oftentimes vulnerable occupational hazards of being a journalist.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 12, 2022

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Synopsis

Endangered chronicles a year in the life of four journalists reporting inside Mexico, Brazil and the United States -- three democratic nations where the view of the press is rapidly deteriorating. As newsrooms shutter around them, misinformation proliferates, and world leaders brazenly suppress free speech, Patrícia, Carl, Sáshenka and Oliver risk their sanity and safety to make sense of a world out of balance.

Director: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
Executive Producer: Nancy Abraham, Ronan Farrow, Lisa Heller
Production Co: Conde Nast Entertainment, Loki Films, Glass Cannon
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 28, 2022

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